Why doesn't knife crime in the UK carry a mandatory 5 year sentence? Surely this would put people off carrying them? - Quora
![Just a thought: UK laws prevent the carrying of both fixed blade knives and "stealth knives" (knives not made from metal). What would happen if the police found this highly dangerous object Just a thought: UK laws prevent the carrying of both fixed blade knives and "stealth knives" (knives not made from metal). What would happen if the police found this highly dangerous object](https://i.redd.it/yfcpvj5cvej01.jpg)
Just a thought: UK laws prevent the carrying of both fixed blade knives and "stealth knives" (knives not made from metal). What would happen if the police found this highly dangerous object
![Thugs wielding zombie knives and machetes face harsher sentences under government crackdown | The Sun Thugs wielding zombie knives and machetes face harsher sentences under government crackdown | The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/removing-knife-jacket-teenager-threatening-841030946.jpg)